AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs Intel Core i7-8550U
Summary
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
107%
Intel Core i7-8550U
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
100%
Intel Core i7-8550U
122%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
134%
Intel Core i7-8550U
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 2700U |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 34% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8550U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 22% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge | vs | Kaby Lake |
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 10 | vs | Intel UHD 620 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | Intel BGA1356 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FP5 | vs |
FC-BGA1356 |
| Die Size | 210mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | | Intel Core i7-8550U | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2200 MHz | vs | 1800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 15 W |
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4180 points
Intel Core i7-8550U
4800 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
11809 points
Intel Core i7-8550U
10368 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
707
Intel Core i7-8550U
526
points - higher is better